WILDER, Ky. - The freshmen at Northern Kentucky University continue to produce winning goals, and the latest first-year hero for the Norse is Andy Bacon.
Bacon’s goal with 39 seconds remaining in regulation snapped a scoreless tie and lifted NKU to a 1-0 victory over Christian Brothers (Tenn.) University in the John Toebben Classic presented by Provident Bank on Sunday. The Norse improved to 3-0-1 with the last-second victory.
NKU freshman Jason Larkin sent a corner kick into the box with less than a minute left, and the ball deflected off two players toward Bacon. The freshman defender from Lakota East High School knocked the ball into the right side of the net and NKU held on for its third straight victory.
Last Sunday, Larkin’s first career goal with 2:23 left in the first overtime gave NKU a 1-0 win over the University of Findlay. And this past Friday, freshman Chris Berberich notched his first collegiate goal to give the Norse a 1-0 victory over Ashland University.
NKU goalie Nate Madden - the only senior on the NKU roster - recorded his fourth shutout of the season. The Norse have not allowed a goal in four games.
Christian Brothers dropped to 1-2 with the loss.
NKU will travel to Rolla, Mo., next Sunday to meet the University of Missouri-Rolla at 1 p.m.
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